Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Key West, FL

094 
WHUS72 KKEY 240307
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1007 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

GMZ033-034-241000-
/O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140124T1000Z/
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
1007 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS
  EARLY...WILL BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS. SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 6 FEET BEFORE DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

DAF

631 
WHUS72 KKEY 240922
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
422 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052>055-072>075-241530-
/O.EXB.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140124T2200Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND
BUTTONWOOD SOUND-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE-
GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
422 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR FLORIDA BAY...THE GULF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE KEYS...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS.

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS EARLY...WILL
  INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 FEET IN THE
  FLORIDA STRAITS BY LATE THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ033-034-241530-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140124T2200Z/
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
422 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL BE AROUND
  20 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 7 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

641 
WHUS72 KKEY 241511
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

GMZ031-241615-
/O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140124T2200Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND
BUTTONWOOD SOUND-
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
FLORIDA BAY. BE THAT AS IT MAY...SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS. 

$$

GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-242200-
/O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140124T2200Z/
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1011 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR
  20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON.
  SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM AND ON
  THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
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355 
WHUS72 KKEY 242032
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
332 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-250400-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140125T0400Z/
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
332 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR
  20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING. SEAS
  AS HIGH AS 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
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443 
WHUS72 KKEY 250335
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1035 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

GMZ032>035-042>044-250445-
/O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140125T0400Z/
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
1035 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAWK CHANNEL...THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF
THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS...AS WELL AS THE OUTER WATERS OF MAINLAND
MONROE AND IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS. 

$$

GMZ052>055-072>075-251000-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140125T1000Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1035 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS
  WILL PREVAIL ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS BEFORE SLACKENING TO 15 TO 20
  KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. WITH THESE WINDS...SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET CAN
  BE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM BEFORE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
APA

105 
WHUS72 KKEY 250923
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
423 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

GMZ052>055-072>075-251030-
/O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140125T1000Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
423 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS.

$$

04

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
245 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

.DISCUSSION...
.CURRENTLY...
KBYX DETECTS NO PRECIPITATION ECHOES. SKIES OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN
ARE SUNNY. WINDS OVER LAND ARE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. C-MAN
WINDS...ON AVERAGE...ARE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES ARE
IN THE MID 60S.

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES
WILL SLIDE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SHORT TERM
PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL FEATURE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
RAIN CHANCES.

.LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL PROGRESS
EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN SUNDAY. AN ATLANTIC RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS SOUTHWARD DOWN THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA TUESDAY. THIS COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY PASS THROUGH
THE FLORIDA KEYS TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE INCREASED BY 10
PERCENT AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT. AN AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL BUILD TO THE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT DUE TO INCREASING WINDS. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS
FRIDAY NIGHT. NO ADVISORIES EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC TUESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY
TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE ISLAND TERMINALS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EARLY EVENING. AS NORTHERLY FLOW BRIEFLY
WANES IN THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS GIVING WAY TO MORE
EASTERLY TRADES...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTENT SHOULD BEGIN TO RISE.
WHEN COMBINED WITH A LOW LEVEL INVERSION...INDICATED BY MODEL
SOUNDINGS TO BE AT OR AROUND 3KFT...A FEW PERIODIC MVFR CEILINGS ARE
POSSIBLE JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK. THIS CHANCE IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN AND
DOES NOT MERIT EXPLICIT MENTION IN THE TERMINAL FORECASTS AT THIS
TIME. NNE WINDS WILL INTENSIFY BY MID MORNING FRIDAY.

&&

.CLIMATE...
ON THIS DATE IN IN 1983...THE DAILY RECORD RAINFALL OF 5.69 INCHES
WAS RECORDED. THIS WAS THE SECOND OF TWO DAYS IN A ROW WHEN COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF RAIN FELL...FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF 12.11 INCHES. FOR
REFERENCE...NORMAL RAINFALL FOR THE ENTIRE WINTERTIME SEASON (DEC TO
FEB) IN KEY WEST IS 5.75 INCHES. THIS MEANS THAT IN TWO DAYS...KEY
WEST RECEIVED TWICE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THAN IT WOULD
TYPICALLY SEE IN A THREE MONTH WINTERTIME PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KEY WEST  56 68 59 69 / 10 05 05 05
MARATHON  56 68 59 69 / 10 05 05 05

&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
     OF THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO...GMZ033-034.

&&

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DATA ACQUISITION.............CR

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1100 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-241100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO
THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1100 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL
WATERS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRIDAY NIGHT. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF HAWK
CHANNEL FRIDAY NIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR SATURDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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